Utah’s men’s basketball team hasn’t made the NCAA Tournament since Smith arrived in Salt Lake City. But coaching might not be the Utes' problem.

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And while TCU’s star guards Vasean Allette (19 points, nine rebounds, four assists) and Noah Reynolds (12 points, three assists) ended up with good numbers, Utah didn’t allow them to burn the Utes outside of a few short stretches.

Utah coach Craig Smith was in his early 20s and a Tim Floyd camp staffer when he saw a limo pull up to the Lied Rec Center decades ago.

It’s one win, but last Saturday in an 83-62 victory over Oklahoma State, the Utah men’s basketball team best resembled the version that one could have expected when the Runnin’ Utes saw an overhaul of their roster this past offseason.

Under former head coach Danny Sprinkle in 2023-24, Falslev started 34 out of Utah State’s 35 games, helping lead the Aggies to a 28-7 record, a Mountain West regular-season title and the program’s first victory in the NCAA Tournament in 23 years.

Ahead of the Runnin' Utes game midweek showdown versus TCU, head coach Craig Smith spoke with the media ... I feel like we've been living in Utah or Texas here over January, at Baylor, at TCU ...

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"It's really hard to win on the road. It's just really hard," Utah coach Craig Smith said following the Utes' 81-56 loss at No. 25 Baylor on New Year's Eve. "You've got to play very good ...

Curtis Jones had 23 points off the bench to lead No. 3 Iowa State to an 82-59 victory over Utah to extend the Cyclones’ win streak to 10 games.

Smith moved to Utah State in 2018 ... “I’ve got lot of respect for Craig and how he’s continued to do that because we’ve had some battles over the years.” Tuesday may not be one ...

The Runnin’ Utes couldn’t hang on either end, especially defensively, as the Red Raiders rolled at the Huntsman.